Internal-combustion engine.



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NTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE.

APPLICATION min Nov. 7. 1914.

Patented Jan. 1l, 1916.

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INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE.

APPLlcAnuN ruso Nov. 7. 1914.

UNITED STATES PATENT oFFicE.

H-ERBERT L. MAGILL, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINE.

Application filed November 7, 1914.

and shown in the drawings, as indicated 'by the claims.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a side eleva tion of a Jour-cvlimler engine embodying this invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken as indicated at 2-2 on Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a plan section taken as indicated at line. :f5- 3. on Fig. 2. Fig. l is a plan section taken priiicipallv as indicated at liuc. #1 -l. on Fig. 2, with a small portion taken at another plane indicated at line, .fr-.1,3 on Fig. '.2. Fig. 5 is a detail section taken as indicated at line. 5--5, on Fig. 3. Fig. (i is a detail section taken as indicated at line, L1-(3., on Fig. 3. Fig. T is a detail' section taken as indicated at line, 7 7. on Fig. 3. Fig- S is a diagram indi 'ating the c vcle oit operation of the various valves for any one cylinder of the engine. Fig. f) is a developed view ot' the valve sl "eve to indicate the location of the various port openings. and showing also in dotted lines the location ot' the various ports in the casing in which the valve sleeve rotates. Fig. 1() is a perspective view illustrating means for inter-connecting the timing sleeve control with the usual carhureter throttle control of the engine.

As is well understood it is usually necessary in so-called two-cycle" type of explosive motor to `provide for the compression of the gas elsewhere than in the firing chamber of the engine cylinder. By reference to Fig. 2 which is a transverse section of one cylinder of the engine illustrating this invention, it will be seen that,l in the present design the piston, 1, is provided at its lower end with a fiange or extension, 2, while the lower en d of the cylinder is bored out to form an annular chamber, 3, surrounding the cylindrical portion of the piston, 1, when Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 11, 1916.

serial No. 870,750.

it stands in the position illustrated, and serving as a compression chamber for the gas. The extension portion or compressor piston, L. being rigidly associated witlithe iston, l P

travels up and down in tliecompression chamber, 3, as the engine piston travels up and down in its cylinder.

' Journaled within a cylindrical casing, 4.

lat one side of the engine is the rotary valve sleeve, 5, and within it-the rotatively adjustable timing sleeve, 6, whose interior is divided into two chambers, 7 and 8, respectively, by `means of a. partition wall, 9. The rotary valve sleeve, 5, is arranged to be driven from the engine crank shaft as by means of a chain, 10, and, as illustrated, is designed to rotate at crank-shaft speed and in the same direction, that is, clock-wisc.

kThe casing, 4, is provided, preferably near the middle of its length, with a mouth, 1l, at which connection may be made with the engine carburcter not shown, and the rotary valve member. 5. is formed with a series of ports, 12. arranged to register simultaneously with the mouth, 11, and with the port, 13, in the inner sleeve, 6, and so proportioned as to ati'ord constant communication between the carbureter and the chamber, 7. of the inner sleeve during the rotation of the valve sleeve, 5. From each of the compression chambers. 3. a by-pass, 14, extends up to the cylindrical casing, 4, endin in two branches, 15 and 16, respectively, vv lich are offset from each other longitudinally of theI casing. 4.

Through the branch, 15, of its by-pass, 1l, each of the pumping chambers, 3, is 1ntermittei'itly placed-in communication with the chamber, 7, and thence with the carbureter through a port, 17, in the rot-ary valve sleeve. 5. registering with the port, 1S, in the stationary sleeve, 6. As indicated in the diagram. (see Fig. 8), this occurs justafter the compression piston, 2, begins its down iard travel so tnat the suction created by the downward movement of the piston serves to draw fresh gas into the compression chamber, 3, from. the carbureter. As the. piston reaches the lower limit of its stroke. the chamber, 3, and by-pass, 14. are cut off from the chamber7, by rotation of the valve sleeve, 5, and by the upward movement of the piston, the gas therein is compressed. During the latter portion of the tip-stroke of the piston, communication is opened between the branch, 16,' ofI the byfrom the reservoir, 8.

pass, 14, and the chamber, 8, of the inner sleeve, 6, through one of the ports, 19, in the rotating valve sleeve, 5, registering with a port, 20, in the inner sleeve, 6. Thus the compressed gas is passed up into what may be termed the reservoir chamber, 8, of the nner cylinder, 6.

The ports, 12 and 13, 'are shown clearly in the enlarged detail section of Fig. 5; Fig. 6 shows the'valve sleeve, 5, positioned with ports, 17 and 18, in registration, while Fig. 7 shows the valve sleeve, 5, rotated to the position at which the ports, 1f) and 20, register toafford communication between the branch, 16, of the ley-pass and the reservoir chaml er, 8, of the timing sleeve, All ports of the valve sleeve, 5, for all four c vlinders of the engine illustrated are shown in their proper relation in the developed view of Fig. 9 which is taken looking at the vinner surface of the sleeve as if unrolled into a plane. This view also shows in dotted line the relation at a given instant between the ports of the sleeve, 5, and the various openings in the casing, 4, in which it revolves.

By reference to the valve diagram, (Fig. 8), it will be seen that in a four-cylinder engine such as that illustrated in which the cranks are .set 90 degrees apart, the reservoir, 8, will be kept constantly supplied with compressed gas. Through one of the ports, 21, in the valye sleeve, 5, registering witha corresponding port, 22, in the inner sleeve, 6, each of the cylinders in its proper order is supplied through its own inlet port, 23, with compressed gas The gas is exploded in the .tiring chamber, 24, and as the piston, 1, nears the lower limit of its downward stroke it uncovers the exhaust ports, 25, in the cylinder wall, permitting the burnt gas to escape into the exhaustmanifold, 26. As shown in Figs. 2 and 4, each cylinder is provided with ,six exhaust ports, 25, spaced symmetrically around the cylinder wall, and opening into an annular passage way, 27, which in turn opens into th;exhalist manifold, 2G. forming the partition walls, 28, as shown in Fig. 4, so that they all converge slightly Yin the direction of exit of the gas in the manifold, 26, the well-known eiect of a ventura is obtained in the manifold, 26; that is, the velocity of thel exhaust gas from any one cylinder inthe desired direction through the manifold tends to create a suction which will assist the exhaust of any other cylinder, thus greatly facilitating thefproper scavenging of the cylin ders after each explosion. Y

Partly by virtue of the large area of the exhaust ports which this design affords and the perfect scavenging of the cylinders which results, it becomes practicable to open the inlet valve while the exhaust ports are still open, and in fact as shown on thel diagram of Fig. 8. almost immediately after the exhaust ports open. Thus fresh gas is fed into the top of the cylinder as the burnt gas is drawn out from the lower portion, so that by the time the exhaust port closes. the cylinder is practically full of clean gas which has already been partly con'ipressrd and which is further compressed by the rise of the piston up to thel instant of ignition.

It will be noted that with the timing sleeve, 6, set as shown in Fig. 2, the inlet port will open as the leading edge, 21", of the port, 21, in the valve sleeve, 5, passes the edge, 23, of the opening in the engine cylinder, while the time of closing of the port is controlled by registration of the opposite edge. 2l", of the sleeve port, 21, and the edge, 22", of the port in the timing sleeve, 6. `Thus by rotatively adjusting the sleeve, G, in counter clock-wise direction, the time of inlet will be decreased, and by adjusting I it oppositely the time may be increased up Y to a maximum at which the edge, 22", of the port, 22, is radially alinedrwith the edge, 221", of the port, 23. Preferably, the timing sleeve. will not be rotated any farther in this direction, -but thel time of openingof the inlet valve will be permanently adjusted in the initialassembling and testing of the engine by rotating the valve sleeve, 5, with respect to its driving gear, 29, and then rigidly securing it to the gear in the desired position of adjustment. As a result of this variable timing of the inlet valve, the actual quantity of gas introduced into the cylinder at each stroke may be determined to a nicety to suit the conditions of operation. Thus the longer the inlet port is open the greater will be the quantity of gaswidmittcd into the firing chamber, and the greater' will be the compression of said gas before ignition. But the variation in the timing of the inlet port and in the cornprjession employed in the engine is not allowed to vary the capacity of the compressor,

for thc ports, 18 and 2l), in the timing sleeve. 6, are circumferentially `extended so as to completely lap the mouths of the by-pass branches, 15 and 16, at all positions of adjustment of the sleeve, 6, so that the control of these openings is effected entirely by the ports, 17 and 19, in the. valve sleeve, 5, said ports being permanently fixed as to size and extent. As previously indicated, the earliest closing of the inlet valve is preferably made simultaneously with the closing of the exhaust port, and for reducing the speed of the engine below this point "thefcarbureter throttle. is relied upon entirely. That is, by throttling at the carbureter, not shown, a still smaller quantity of gas is admitted to the compressor and furnished therefrom to the cylinder, even though the inlet valve remains open until. the exhaust portfcloses,

or power, or both., above this pointthe timing sleeve, 6, is adjusted in clock-wise direction bringing the edge, 22", of its port, 22, nearer and nearer to the edge, 28", of the port, L23, in the cylinder, and since the valve sleeve, 5, rotates in clock-wis@ direc.

tion this has the eect of increasing the time during which the 'inlet port, 21, remains in registration with an open passage between the reservoir, 8, and the engine cylinder. To take care of this longer opening of the inlet valve the throttle valve of the carburetor, not shown, isopened enough wider to sup ly the requisite quantity of gas.

Prc erably, the simultaneous control of the carbureter throttle valve and the timing sleeve, 6, ofthe inlet valve is accomplished by some such mechanical connection as that illustrated inFig. 10,'in which'the rocker arm, 6, isrigidlywenected'with the timing sleeve, 6, (as shown'in Fig. 3), and is coupled by a link, 3.0, to an arm, 31, loosely mounted on a rock shaft, 32. The rock shaftffgS/l, has rigid with it a rocker arm, 33,

to which is connected the control rod. 34,

and a link, B5, through which' motion is communicated to the carburetor throttleY valve for adjusting it. Adjustments of the carburetor throttle for obtaining the lower speeds of the engine do not in any way affeet-thc position of the arm, 6, and its connected timing sleeve', 6; a spring. 3G, holds the arm, 6, against the stop pin,'37, in which position the inlet valve of the engine closes simultaneously with the exhaust valve. But when the opening Aof the carbureter throttle reaches the point at which the maxi-- mum power is obtained `with this'opening-of shaft, 32. engages an theinlet valve, then a pin, 38, in the rock 4 v abutment or pin, in t'he hub of the arm` 31thus effecting an operative connection between the throttle control device and the adjustment timing sleeve, 6, which serves to increase the time of opening of the inlet valve as the carbu reter throttle is opened wider, and thus increasing the power obtainable in the engine over that obtainable in the usual two-cycle engine, in which it is impossible for thc`in let valve to remain open after the exhaust lport closes.

1. In a twovcycle gas engine, in combinan tion with a cylinder having an exha'rst port and an inlet port; gas-compressing means adapted to furnish gas at a pressure higher than the pressure in said cylinder at any time during the inlet period, and controlling means adapted to permit the inlet port to remain open after the closingof the exhaust port, and adjustable for varying the period during which said port remains open, together with means arranged to automatically vary the supply of gasto the compressin device in accordance with variations in said inlet period.

2. In a two-cycle gas engine, in combination with the cylinder and its inlet port, means for compressing the. gas outside the firing chamber of the cylinder, a rotary valve sleeve controlling said inlet port and communicating with said compressing means, and a ported timing' sleeve concentric with said valve sleeve and adapted for rotative adjustment with respect thereto in direction to vary the time of closing of the inlet valve.

3. In a two-cycle gas engine, in combination with the cylinder and its piston, an eX- haust port in the cylinder wall positioned for control by the movement of said piston, an inlet port located at a higher position in said cylinder wall, and means for controlling lsaid inlet port comprising a rotary valvesleevc, and a ported timing sleeve concentric therewith rotatably adjustal'ile-in direction for varying the time of closing of the inlet valve.

4. In a two-cycle gas engine in combinahaust port in the cylinder wall. positioned to be uncovered bythe piston at the lower limit of itstravel, an inlet port located at a tively adjustable witha'espect to the said'inlet port for varying/the timing of the valve.

C, In a.twocycle gas engine in combination with the cylinder and itsinlet port, a rotary valve sleeve controlling Said port, means for compressing the gas outside the firing chamber of the cylinder, a reservoir within said valve sl'eeve, and connections therefrom to said compressor, said reservoir having an opening opposite the cylinder inlet port and rotatively adjustable with respect thereto for varying the timing of thc valve. l 'i l 7'. In a two-cycle 'gas enginaa rotary valve slee-"e, a C Vlindrlfal:member Iwithin said sleeve having two cambersdga's compressor and a conduityleading therefrom tion with 'the cylinder and'its piston,'an extwo branches having their mouths adjacent.

terminating in two branches having mouths adjacent the said valve sleeve, said chambers of the inner c lindrical member having ports respective y opposite said mouths of the conduit, and the valve sleeve having a' port adapted to registerwith each of said mouths during rotation of the sleeve for admitting gas to the compressor'from one chamber and receiving it fi'oin said coinpressor into the other chamber of the inner cylinder.

8. In a twocycle gas engine in combination with the cylinder and its inlet port, a rotary valve sleeve` controllin said port, a cylindrical member within said sleeve having two chambers, a gas compressor and a. conduit leading therefrom terminating in to said-valve sleeve, said chambers of said inner cylindrical member having portsk respectively olpposite said mouths of the conduit, the va ve sleeve having to register with each of sai mouths during rotation of the sleeve for admittinggas to the compressor from one chamber and receiving it from said compressor in to `the other chamber of the-inner cylinder, said .valve sleeve also having a port ositioned to register with the inlet port o the engine cylinder,;and saidlnner cylinder-'having a corresponding port registering with the inlet port of the cylinder, said inner cylinder being bodily rotatable foradjusting its port with respect to the inlet port of the cylinder' for varying the timing of the inlet" valve,

and said other ports of the inner cylinder being circumferentially extended to avoid varyingthe timingi of the compressor ports by rotative adjustment inder.

9. In im internal combustion engine in combination with the cylinder andjits inlet port, a rotary valve sleeve controlling said port, a chambered member within said sleeve through which gas is supplied from the engine carbiireter and which has an opening rotatively adjustable with respet to the.inlct port of the engine cylinderfor varying the of said inner cyltiming of the inlet valve, means forfso ad,

justing said'member, and means operatively connected thereto for varying the amoilnt of gas au plied by the carburetor.

10. n a two-cycle gasengine, a cylinder and its jeton, an exhaust port in the cylinder wal adapted -to be uncoveredby the pisu ton at the lower limit ofita t avel, an inlet port located at a higher positi n in said cylinder wall, a rotary valve sl ve controlling said inlet port, and a porte sleeve within said valve eleevearotatively adjustable fox' varying the time of closinof said inle ort, in combination -With the engine carureter, means for controlling the amount a port adapted Y `of gas sup lied therefrom, and operative adapted to permit said port to remain opi-n after the closing of the exhiiust port, said inlet controlling means being adjustable. to a position for -closingthc inlet simultaneously with the exhaust port. mcuus for adjusting the engine carburcter to control thil amount of gas supplied therefrom, and a vlost motion connection therefrom to thc inletadjusting means whereby thi` inlet is :idjustcd simultaneously with vthe carburetor cylinder, a rotary valic sleeve controlling said inlet port, and n ported timing slccic concentric with said valve sleeve adapted for rotative adjustment with respect thereto for varying thc timing ofthe inlct valve, said vulve sleeve huvingaudditioiial ports adapted through a portion of the curburetcr adjust- Siti to communicate with thecai-luirctei*and with the compressing means, respectively,

said timing sleeve having corresponding portsiidiiptcd to register therewith but circ'iimfercntially extended to avoid i'arying the tiining'of said additional ports by rota; tive adjustment of said slccvc.

13. ln a twofcycle gus engine in combination with the engine. cylinder nud its inlet port.; means for compressing the gus outside the iring chamber of the cylinder; u rotary valve slcci'c controlling said inlet port, and

a ported timing sleeve concentric with said valve sleeve, adapted for rotative ndjuSif ment with respect thc'rcto for varying the timing of'the inlet valve, said valve sleeve hu ving an additional port adapted to communicate with the' compressing means, and said timing sleeve having a corresponding port adapted to register therewith but eircumfereiitiall extended to avoid varying the timing o said additional port by rotav tivi-.adjustment of said sleeve. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand at Chicago, Illinoisif/{hisy 2nd day of November, 1914.

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